Our mission is to increase access of nutritious food for children living in impoverished areas.

Impact

Nourishing the Future

Child Care Resources helps to feed 11,000 children per day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We provide meals at 234 child care centers, adult daycare centers, intergenerational programs, parks and recreation centers, libraries, community centers, YMCAs and afterschool programs primarily located in under-resourced communities. We provide nutritious meals, free of charge, to our communities' most vulnerable populations: children living in impoverished areas. Our nutrition program, part of the USDA Child & Adult Care Food Program, is directly related to better grades, lower levels of obesity, less crime, increases in jobs, and a better economy.

Needs

Copy Machine $2,000

Car to drive to and from healthy feeding sites $17,000

4 Tablets to enroll 11000 children per year electronically $2,000

Refrigerated truck $30,000

Chill-blaster $12,000

Cambro insulated food transport containers: $800

Training Video Production - $14,900

Commercial kitchen to prepare healthy meals $38,000

Ikea Office furniture for expanded office $5,000

Strategic Planning Facilitator $5,000

Background

Born after the passage of the U.S. Equal Rights Act, Child Care Resources started in 1972 as woman started to enter the workforce in large numbers. The USDA Child Care Food Program was new, and so were day care centers. By 1991, the organization had grown to 51 child care centers--many of which are still operating today.

In 1992, Child Care Resources was incorporated as a separate entity and began administering the USDA Child & Adult Care Food Program in Richmond, Virginia. Since that time, CCR has grown to provide healthy meals and nutrition education to over 7000 children per day--making a real impact in children's health.

Families who live in "Food Deserts" will often eat wherever they can. This often means eating at a fast-food restaurant, purchasing food from a Dollar Store, or buying foods from convenience stores. Many of the foods are either highly processed or fried, high in fat, sugar, and sodium. These inexpensive foods may fill their stomachs, but they provide little nutritional value. Furthermore, poor diet leads to childhood obesity which can lead to childhood diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, asthma, chronic liver disease, and mental health issues such as low self-esteem, higher levels of aggression, and lover levels of developing social skills. These health problems put a heavy burden on our health care system. Businesses not only have higher health care premiums, but suffer the opportunity costs of missed works and shorter employee careers: This is the first generation of children who have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. Child hunger and childhood obesity have significant costs for the health care systems, businesses, the economy, and the well-being of society.

It's not too late. Child Care Resources' unique business model facilitates partnerships with 180 child-centered organizations located throughout Virginia. We provide nutritious meals to children living in impoverished neighborhoods by brining the food to where the children are: daycares, community centers, libraries, and public schools. By investing in our children's good nutrition, we're making for a more productive and healthier Virginia one meal at a time.

CEO Statement

As leaders in our industry, Child Care Resources is the largest, most experienced organization of its type in the country. As an anti-hunger organization, we are well aware that there's a lot of work still to do. One third of Virginia children are overweight or obese. This number has tripled in a generation.

To give you an insider perspective about Child Care Resources. We're located near downtown Richmond, across the James River in the Warehouse District, Old Manchester. Our office has nine staff, and we utilize a central kitchen in Chesterfield County for our feeding sites. We've grown tremendously over the past five years, almost doubling the number of children we reach each year. We rely heavily on technology to provide the efficiencies to feed so many children each day. This year we project to provide 2.6 million meals and snacks. We maintain high levels oversight to ensure the meals meet federal standards of quality and nutrition, and we cap our administrative costs at 15%. That means 85% of all funding goes to purchase and prepare nutritious meals.

Board Chair StatementAs stewards of public funds, our goal is to administer this nutrition program with integrity, providing transparency to all stakeholders. We are in the business of making stronger soldiers, smarter scientists and better leaders of tomorrow.

Areas of Service

Areas Served

Area

In a specific U.S. city, cities, state(s) and/or region.

In a specific U.S. city, cities, state(s) and/or region.

Statewide

Richmond, City

Henrico County

Petersburg, City

Hampton Roads

Southwest Virginia

Virginia, Washington D.C., Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington State.

Board Chair

Board Chair Vince Linthicum

Company AffiliationPresident

TermOct 2015 to Sept 2018

EmailSupport@ccresourcesinc.org

Board of Directors

Board Members

Name

Affiliation

Dr. John Booth

Community Volunteer

Donald Reese Goff

Executive Director

Kiran Mehra

Community Volunteer

Board Demographics - Ethnicity

African American/Black1

Asian American/Pacific Islander1

Caucasian2

Hispanic/Latino0

Native American/American Indian0

Other0 0

Board Demographics - Gender

Male2

Female2

Governance

Board Term Lengths3

Board Term Limits2

Board Meeting Attendance %100

Written Board Selection Criteria?Under Development

Written Conflict of Interest Policy?Yes

Percentage Making Monetary Contributions100

Percentage Making In-Kind Contributions100

Number of Full Board Meetings Annually2

Other Boards

The tables below contain information about other groups that advise this nonprofit on operations and projects.

Comments

The Board of Directors is responsible for strategic planning, financial oversight, and organization direction.

Executive Director

Executive DirectorMr. Donald Goff

ExperienceGoff has been involved in the Child and Adult Care Food Program on both sides of the fence-- as a multi-site child care manager and as a sponsor overseeeing private, unaffiliated sites for 21 years. He sits on many Early Childhood Association Boards of Directors in Virginia.